Limitations Can Be a Good Thing

Today at a meeting of our church's Core Team, I realized a couple of things that I wanted to share.

It started when one person mentioned that she wants to be more involved but right now she just can't because she's working on a master's degree. I looked around the table and thought about the members of our Core Team. We are all married, and many of us have young children. Some have full-time jobs, some are stay-at-home moms, some are in school.

I realized that every single one of us have things in our lives that mean that, individually, we simply cannot do all we want to do regarding our church. All of us have other things, important things, that also require our time and attention. We all do what we can, of course, but none of us are capable of doing it all.

I've spent so much time feeling guilty because I can't do everything I want to do and be involved in everything I want to be involved in. And today I realized that nobody can. It's not just me! You have no idea what a relief this is. I feel like a huge burden has been lifted.

But I realized something else. I don't think any of us are meant to be capable of doing everything we want to do. If we were, we wouldn't need each other. Our limitations foster community and dependence on each other- and that is a wonderful thing!